Phillips Exeter Academy - PEAN Yearbook (Exeter, NH)

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1904 THE PEAN 15 was being dedicated the Gymnasium was filled with a jolly crowd from the younger classes. The dinner was often interrupted by songs, and was followed by scores of toasts and stories. But the real celebration was taking place in the new Dining Hall, after the tables were cleared. General W. A. Bancroft presided. Letters were read from Mr. George S. Morison, Dr. james, Master of Rugby, and Prof. G. A. Wentworth. Then followed speeches by S. Sidney Smith, President of the Trustees, President Tucker of Dartmouth, Lafayette G. Blair, Esq., '74 5 Camillus G. Kidder, Esq., '68g Prof. j. A. Tufts, ,745 judge Henry A. Shute, '75, and Rev. Dr. E. E. Hale. Alumni Hall was most fittingly dedicated. Another day, and the Alumni had scattered once more to their homes. Each and every one, however, departed with a heart touched by the remem- brances awakened during those two days, a heart more firmly and loyally de- voted than ever to dear old Exeter. We shall not attempt to give here a history of the Academy. The return of these sons of Exeter, many of them holding high positions in public life, is a history in itself. Nothing could better show what the spirit of Exeter has been in the past. What the Exeter spirit has been in the past, may it always be ! May it ever be, that,- Thy young sons are as true as their silver-haired sires That have blessed thee with prayers and with tears. 7 asa '9Qff1'5 J. -7 tfxiiiii ix ff Q, . . df ' X, 5 v',,V ' - 77 ,,Al -Fjtqxucfgsf few-N W9 if f NN' fifff '5NP : fs' by . 1 ,- :WX 5 gvk. , -' ,f ' Wlilty!

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l904 THE PEAN 17 Senior Eciliftonieftetll K' HIC years have rolled by, and all too soon we have reached the end of our L course in the Academy. We 5 have often looked forward to Class llay with expectant joy, Ml!! J t but now that it is here, our joy Q has given place to sorrow,-the sorrow that comes over us at the thought of leaving the school ' that we love. It is hard for us to be reconciled to the ending of w these happiest years, but end they must. Next year the class of Nine- teen Hundred Five will step into our places. We wish them all success! May they always strive to keep alive the good old tra- ditions of Phillips lixeter. When we came here, we little realized what boundless opportunities the School would open to us. We can- not measure how much we have gained from these years, we cannot begin to express all the old School has done for us. To thee we owc aims and ambitions more high, And hopcs made more fearless and strong. We know that in the future, which with all its uncertainties now faces us, we shall have much to thank old Exeter for. In return for all this, if we can- not do anything more, we can, and will cherish for her, deep in our heart of hearts, a loyal and abiding love.